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Sintering Methods of Inkjet-Printed Silver Nanoparticle Layers

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Nanooptics, Nanophotonics, Nanostructures, and Their Applications (NANO 2017)

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The technologies of printed electronics have a huge potential to replace some of the technologies of traditional microelectronics, production of printed circuit boards, optoelectronic devices and provide the opportunity to massive and low-cost production with completely new qualities. There is also a growing interest in producing flexible electronic devices by digital printing – in particular, displays, photovoltaic cells, batteries, sensors etc. Inkjet printing technology is promising for the rapid production of prototypes and parties of specialized devices, although it is suitable for mass production of printed electronics. The advantages of inkjet printing include a sufficiently high resolution, flexibility, relatively low cost and compatibility with almost any type of substrates. This review analyzes the scientific literature on the use of alternative to thermal sintering methods of metal nanoparticles deposited by inkjet printing for application in electronics. Principles, advantages and disadvantages of sintering technologies are reviewed; applicability of different metal nanoparticles, as well as examples of substrate materials is highlighted.

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The financial support of Ministry of Education and Science of Ukraine should be acknowledged (grant DB/Fotonika № 0117U007176).

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  1. Department of Photonics, Lviv Polytechnic National University, Lviv, Ukraine

    O. Kravchuk & Ya. Bobitski

  2. Pidstryhach Institute for Applied Problems of Mechanics and Mathematics, National Academy of Sciences of Ukraine, Lviv, Ukraine

    R. Lesyuk

  3. Institute for Physical Chemistry, University of Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany

    R. Lesyuk

  4. Institute of Technology, University of Rzeszow, Rzeszow, Poland

    Ya. Bobitski

  5. Technische Hochschule Nuernberg Georg Simon Ohm, Nuremberg, Germany

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Kravchuk, O., Lesyuk, R., Bobitski, Y., Reichenberger, M. (2018). Sintering Methods of Inkjet-Printed Silver Nanoparticle Layers. In: Fesenko, O., Yatsenko, L. (eds) Nanooptics, Nanophotonics, Nanostructures, and Their Applications. NANO 2017. Springer Proceedings in Physics, vol 210. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-91083-3_23

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